Incidental Mutation 'R6574:Degs1'
ID 523336
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Degs1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000038633
Gene Name delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 1
Synonyms Des1, Mdes
MMRRC Submission 044698-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.205) question?
Stock # R6574 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 182103529-182110366 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 182106638 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Tyrosine to Cysteine at position 207 (Y207C)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000119473 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000035295] [ENSMUST00000133052]
AlphaFold O09005
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000035295
AA Change: Y243C

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.998 (Sensitivity: 0.27; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000048519
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038633
AA Change: Y243C

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Lipid_DES 5 43 4.36e-20 SMART
Pfam:FA_desaturase 65 293 1.1e-26 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000132551
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000133052
AA Change: Y207C

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.998 (Sensitivity: 0.27; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000119473
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038633
AA Change: Y207C

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 3 20 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 37 55 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:FA_desaturase 59 260 4.5e-20 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.6%
  • 10x: 98.2%
  • 20x: 95.0%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a member of the membrane fatty acid desaturase family which is responsible for inserting double bonds into specific positions in fatty acids. This protein contains three His-containing consensus motifs that are characteristic of a group of membrane fatty acid desaturases. It is predicted to be a multiple membrane-spanning protein localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. Overexpression of this gene inhibited biosynthesis of the EGF receptor, suggesting a possible role of a fatty acid desaturase in regulating biosynthetic processing of the EGF receptor. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit premature death, decreased to absent ceramide levels, decreased body weight, scaly skin, sparse hair, tremors, hematological and blood chemistry abnormalities, decreased bone mineral content and density and decreased liver function. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 42 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930503B20Rik A C 3: 146,356,613 (GRCm39) D98E probably benign Het
Ackr3 T C 1: 90,141,790 (GRCm39) I83T probably damaging Het
Ahnak A T 19: 8,994,411 (GRCm39) M5232L probably benign Het
Ano1 A C 7: 144,161,653 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Arap1 T A 7: 101,053,208 (GRCm39) I532N probably damaging Het
Bsn A G 9: 107,991,153 (GRCm39) V1533A possibly damaging Het
Ccdc83 T C 7: 89,875,885 (GRCm39) S329G possibly damaging Het
Ccno T A 13: 113,124,719 (GRCm39) D96E probably benign Het
Cpsf1 CCCCTGCATGAGGCAGGTCCC CCCC 15: 76,481,655 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dnah7a A T 1: 53,495,693 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dnah9 C T 11: 66,059,107 (GRCm39) A63T probably benign Het
Eif4e1b T C 13: 54,932,711 (GRCm39) F100S probably damaging Het
Eps8 A T 6: 137,460,596 (GRCm39) Y722* probably null Het
Etfa A T 9: 55,402,910 (GRCm39) I96N probably damaging Het
Flt4 A G 11: 49,516,199 (GRCm39) T101A probably benign Het
Gabra4 A G 5: 71,781,268 (GRCm39) I381T probably benign Het
Gria2 A G 3: 80,596,603 (GRCm39) V821A probably damaging Het
Gss G T 2: 155,423,931 (GRCm39) T51K probably damaging Het
Igkv13-84 C A 6: 68,916,977 (GRCm39) Y91* probably null Het
Iqcb1 A T 16: 36,691,863 (GRCm39) Q487H probably damaging Het
Itga8 G A 2: 12,234,972 (GRCm39) H429Y probably benign Het
Myo1c T G 11: 75,547,124 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Odad2 C A 18: 7,129,394 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pcdhga5 T C 18: 37,828,434 (GRCm39) L294P probably damaging Het
Pkd2l2 T C 18: 34,558,134 (GRCm39) L271P probably damaging Het
Plcb2 T C 2: 118,549,654 (GRCm39) D290G probably damaging Het
Pmp22 C T 11: 63,049,099 (GRCm39) A114V probably damaging Het
Ppp1r15a T C 7: 45,173,533 (GRCm39) D425G probably benign Het
Ppp2r3d G A 9: 101,071,584 (GRCm39) P678L probably benign Het
Ptbp2 T G 3: 119,541,596 (GRCm39) Q147P probably damaging Het
Sez6l A G 5: 112,724,692 (GRCm39) S15P possibly damaging Het
Slc25a10 T C 11: 120,387,903 (GRCm39) F199L probably benign Het
Slc4a8 A G 15: 100,705,197 (GRCm39) N801S probably damaging Het
Sucnr1 T C 3: 59,994,020 (GRCm39) Y183H probably damaging Het
Tmem67 T C 4: 12,063,086 (GRCm39) D520G possibly damaging Het
Trgc3 G T 13: 19,445,293 (GRCm39) R80S probably benign Het
Trrap G T 5: 144,752,360 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tubgcp5 C T 7: 55,473,331 (GRCm39) P803L probably benign Het
Ubash3a A T 17: 31,451,370 (GRCm39) Q423L probably damaging Het
Ucp1 G A 8: 84,020,718 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vmn2r94 G T 17: 18,476,421 (GRCm39) N425K probably damaging Het
Vps52 A G 17: 34,181,452 (GRCm39) M418V probably null Het
Other mutations in Degs1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00977:Degs1 APN 1 182,106,774 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
IGL01766:Degs1 APN 1 182,106,660 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02237:Degs1 APN 1 182,107,253 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
IGL02578:Degs1 APN 1 182,106,592 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL03200:Degs1 APN 1 182,107,256 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 1.00
R0087:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,875 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0126:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,257 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.85
R0299:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,836 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4157:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,110,192 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R4260:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,806 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4520:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,373 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4606:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,388 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4888:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,370 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5366:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,927 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7023:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,630 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7164:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,690 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7633:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,263 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7894:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,417 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7894:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,416 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R7905:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,601 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.72
R8233:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,160 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R8296:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,110,241 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R8974:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,278 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACGCTGCATCCTTAGCAAAG -3'
(R):5'- GTCTGGGTTATCCTTCAGCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTGTAGACAAAGGATCTATGTCCTCC -3'
(R):5'- ACCCATTACCTATCTGGAAATCATC -3'
Posted On 2018-06-22